Collywobbles is it normal?
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Collywobbles is it normal?
Like sue we have booked our one way flights today (same plane !) and it has hit me like a lead balloon
After all the anguish anxiety and trauma of the will we or wont we get the visa The reality has hit me and i am scared
We told family yesterday that we are going which was really hard as Stuart s dad only died 6 weeks ago
And now it is real
I feel tearful excited and scared all at the same time
Suddenly after feeling so in control i feel completly gone to collywobbles
Dont know where we will live
Dont know if we will get jobs
House not even on the market yet etc etc etc
But through it all I keep thinking if we miss this opportunity we could regret it for the rest of our lives
So please those settled and there is this a phase ???
tearful and tired (rotton day at work hasnt helped !!)
After all the anguish anxiety and trauma of the will we or wont we get the visa The reality has hit me and i am scared
We told family yesterday that we are going which was really hard as Stuart s dad only died 6 weeks ago
And now it is real
I feel tearful excited and scared all at the same time
Suddenly after feeling so in control i feel completly gone to collywobbles
Dont know where we will live
Dont know if we will get jobs
House not even on the market yet etc etc etc
But through it all I keep thinking if we miss this opportunity we could regret it for the rest of our lives
So please those settled and there is this a phase ???
tearful and tired (rotton day at work hasnt helped !!)
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Re: Collywobbles is it normal?
Originally Posted by marysidey
Like sue we have booked our one way flights today (same plane !) and it has hit me like a lead balloon
After all the anguish anxiety and trauma of the will we or wont we get the visa The reality has hit me and i am scared
We told family yesterday that we are going which was really hard as Stuart s dad only died 6 weeks ago
And now it is real
I feel tearful excited and scared all at the same time
Suddenly after feeling so in control i feel completly gone to collywobbles
Dont know where we will live
Dont know if we will get jobs
House not even on the market yet etc etc etc
But through it all I keep thinking if we miss this opportunity we could regret it for the rest of our lives
So please those settled and there is this a phase ???
tearful and tired (rotton day at work hasnt helped !!)
After all the anguish anxiety and trauma of the will we or wont we get the visa The reality has hit me and i am scared
We told family yesterday that we are going which was really hard as Stuart s dad only died 6 weeks ago
And now it is real
I feel tearful excited and scared all at the same time
Suddenly after feeling so in control i feel completly gone to collywobbles
Dont know where we will live
Dont know if we will get jobs
House not even on the market yet etc etc etc
But through it all I keep thinking if we miss this opportunity we could regret it for the rest of our lives
So please those settled and there is this a phase ???
tearful and tired (rotton day at work hasnt helped !!)
I know exactly how you feel at the moment. I went through a similar kind of thing before I left and I got myself into a right state. I worked myself up so much that I ended up with Shingles when I got here.
I was so scared but excited at the same time and I worried about everything under the sun.
We have been here for six weeks now and the kids are settled at school and we are happy with our lives here.
Try not to get too stressed out you will be ok.
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Re: Collywobbles is it normal?
hi Mary
Yep mate...I think your feelings will be familiar to a lot of people on this site! If it helps, this time last year I remember sitting at work thinking 'ohmygodwhathaveidone' as my boss merrily interviewed my replacement.. Its a big move and I think it'd be odd if you didn't recognise it as such and if you had no reservations...
we've had our ups and downs out here (just as we would have done if we'd stayed at home)...not been out here a year yet, making the most of it...meeting new people, seeing new places...
at the end of the day, if you don't give it a go, you'll never know!
Good luck!
MM
Yep mate...I think your feelings will be familiar to a lot of people on this site! If it helps, this time last year I remember sitting at work thinking 'ohmygodwhathaveidone' as my boss merrily interviewed my replacement.. Its a big move and I think it'd be odd if you didn't recognise it as such and if you had no reservations...
we've had our ups and downs out here (just as we would have done if we'd stayed at home)...not been out here a year yet, making the most of it...meeting new people, seeing new places...
at the end of the day, if you don't give it a go, you'll never know!
Good luck!
MM
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Re: Collywobbles is it normal?
Thanks debs what i needed to hear
we are not going till June so i am hoping its just been a bad day
my lovley big girl has just bought me tea and chocci biscuits so things can only get better from here on in I hope !!
mary
we are not going till June so i am hoping its just been a bad day
my lovley big girl has just bought me tea and chocci biscuits so things can only get better from here on in I hope !!
mary
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Hiya matie
Hey hey wots this I hear u say ur gettin collywobbles. Dont worry u will be so ok cos you have the attitude. What day do u fly out then r u goin on the same plane as Sue from M/C? We are aiming for the end of June.
Still waitin for Rich's reference from his doc everythin else is copied.
Mary I cant wait to get a hug on Saturday. You are a big inspiration and u will be fine when u get out there. We hav spoke to our friends on the msn this last week loads and learnt so much fom them. Please try and not get too stressed. Has big girl gemma been for the hyno yet? Think I may be needing some of that myself you know, Boomie has sent us a photo of a baby huntsman. God its huge.
Anyway just get Christmas to look forward to and then it will soon go. At least you can start planning now. No appointments in that diary for the 2nd half of next year, ok. Only a bbq by the pool with our glasses of wine wot do ya reckon??
Take care and see you all on Saturday
Luv
Ang & Rich
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Hey hey wots this I hear u say ur gettin collywobbles. Dont worry u will be so ok cos you have the attitude. What day do u fly out then r u goin on the same plane as Sue from M/C? We are aiming for the end of June.
Still waitin for Rich's reference from his doc everythin else is copied.
Mary I cant wait to get a hug on Saturday. You are a big inspiration and u will be fine when u get out there. We hav spoke to our friends on the msn this last week loads and learnt so much fom them. Please try and not get too stressed. Has big girl gemma been for the hyno yet? Think I may be needing some of that myself you know, Boomie has sent us a photo of a baby huntsman. God its huge.
Anyway just get Christmas to look forward to and then it will soon go. At least you can start planning now. No appointments in that diary for the 2nd half of next year, ok. Only a bbq by the pool with our glasses of wine wot do ya reckon??
Take care and see you all on Saturday
Luv
Ang & Rich
x
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Don't worry Mary...you are perfectly normal!!!
I think it is that feeling of being out of control that doesn't help, but what you will find is that once you are on that plane it will be so exciting! Then when you get there the feeling of control comes back while you are busy setting your new life up.
Jumping into the unknown is hard but what I always said to myself was "got to try, so what if it all goes pear shaped, at least we will have done it!"
And now that we have done it and are here we feel that we can do anything!!
Just go with the flow and enjoy the experience...and keep your sense of humour!!!
I think it is that feeling of being out of control that doesn't help, but what you will find is that once you are on that plane it will be so exciting! Then when you get there the feeling of control comes back while you are busy setting your new life up.
Jumping into the unknown is hard but what I always said to myself was "got to try, so what if it all goes pear shaped, at least we will have done it!"
And now that we have done it and are here we feel that we can do anything!!
Just go with the flow and enjoy the experience...and keep your sense of humour!!!
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Re: Collywobbles is it normal?
Originally Posted by marysidey
Thanks debs what i needed to hear
we are not going till June so i am hoping its just been a bad day
my lovley big girl has just bought me tea and chocci biscuits so things can only get better from here on in I hope !!
mary
we are not going till June so i am hoping its just been a bad day
my lovley big girl has just bought me tea and chocci biscuits so things can only get better from here on in I hope !!
mary
Just remember, you can always go back but you can't always go forward !
Enjoy the ride.
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[QUOTE=Rich and Angie]Hiya matie
Hey hey wots this I hear u say ur gettin collywobbles. Dont worry u will be so ok cos you have the attitude. What day do u fly out then r u goin on the same plane as Sue from M/C? We are aiming for the end of June.
Still waitin for Rich's reference from his doc everythin else is copied.
We've booked for the 10.00 am flight out of Manchester on Thursday 30 June arriving Brisbane 8pm Friday 1 July!!
Mary - I've had the collywobbles too. Will chat on Saturday.
Sue
Hey hey wots this I hear u say ur gettin collywobbles. Dont worry u will be so ok cos you have the attitude. What day do u fly out then r u goin on the same plane as Sue from M/C? We are aiming for the end of June.
Still waitin for Rich's reference from his doc everythin else is copied.
We've booked for the 10.00 am flight out of Manchester on Thursday 30 June arriving Brisbane 8pm Friday 1 July!!
Mary - I've had the collywobbles too. Will chat on Saturday.
Sue
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This is exactly how I feel! Hubbie and I leave the UK on 13 February (just under 12 weeks away :scared: ) and land in Sydney on 13 March. We go through the full range of emotions within the space of hours, it seems at the moment - really excited and looking forward to it to absolute sheer terror. We both have good jobs in the UK which support a good lifestyle, so one of the biggest fears is that we'll lose all that if we can't find work ...
Self-doubt is an important thing as it helps you evaluate what you want. But once you've worked through that, it can be hard not to focus on the questions that the process raised. But Mr GG and I are trying! Doing some of the practical stuff (at the moment we're arranging shipping) definitely helps. And I also find it reassuring to try and remember why we're wanting to give Aus a try it in the first place.
So I suppose what I'm saying is that you're not alone! Hope that helps.
Self-doubt is an important thing as it helps you evaluate what you want. But once you've worked through that, it can be hard not to focus on the questions that the process raised. But Mr GG and I are trying! Doing some of the practical stuff (at the moment we're arranging shipping) definitely helps. And I also find it reassuring to try and remember why we're wanting to give Aus a try it in the first place.
So I suppose what I'm saying is that you're not alone! Hope that helps.
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[QUOTE=Geordie George]This is exactly how I feel! Hubbie and I leave the UK on 13 February (just under 12 weeks away :scared: ) and land in Sydney on 13 March. QUOTE]
That's a long flight! :scared:
That's a long flight! :scared:
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Re: Collywobbles is it normal?
This is what you get when you fly Air New Zealand!!!
We have stopovers in the US, Fiji and New Zealand - thought we might as well see a bit of the world as we're travelling so far round it. Seemed a good idea at the time, but am now beginning to think we've created problems for ourselves - organising somewhere to live, starting job searches etc. Best laid plans and all that! Ah, well.
[QUOTE=bridiej]
We have stopovers in the US, Fiji and New Zealand - thought we might as well see a bit of the world as we're travelling so far round it. Seemed a good idea at the time, but am now beginning to think we've created problems for ourselves - organising somewhere to live, starting job searches etc. Best laid plans and all that! Ah, well.
[QUOTE=bridiej]
Originally Posted by Geordie George
This is exactly how I feel! Hubbie and I leave the UK on 13 February (just under 12 weeks away :scared: ) and land in Sydney on 13 March. QUOTE]
That's a long flight! :scared:
That's a long flight! :scared:
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Re: Collywobbles is it normal?
Originally Posted by Geordie George
This is what you get when you fly Air New Zealand!!!
We have stopovers in the US, Fiji and New Zealand - thought we might as well see a bit of the world as we're travelling so far round it. Seemed a good idea at the time, but am now beginning to think we've created problems for ourselves - organising somewhere to live, starting job searches etc. Best laid plans and all that! Ah, well.
We have stopovers in the US, Fiji and New Zealand - thought we might as well see a bit of the world as we're travelling so far round it. Seemed a good idea at the time, but am now beginning to think we've created problems for ourselves - organising somewhere to live, starting job searches etc. Best laid plans and all that! Ah, well.
I know the move is what I want but it is bloody hard to get there!! And I didn't think I would be going through this at 23 years old!!
Last edited by Peanuts100; Nov 23rd 2004 at 10:38 am.
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Re: Collywobbles is it normal?
Originally Posted by Geordie George
This is what you get when you fly Air New Zealand!!!
We have stopovers in the US, Fiji and New Zealand - thought we might as well see a bit of the world as we're travelling so far round it. Seemed a good idea at the time, but am now beginning to think we've created problems for ourselves - organising somewhere to live, starting job searches etc. Best laid plans and all that! Ah, well.
We have stopovers in the US, Fiji and New Zealand - thought we might as well see a bit of the world as we're travelling so far round it. Seemed a good idea at the time, but am now beginning to think we've created problems for ourselves - organising somewhere to live, starting job searches etc. Best laid plans and all that! Ah, well.
Might as well see some of the world, as you said!
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Re: Collywobbles is it normal?
Originally Posted by marysidey
Like sue we have booked our one way flights today (same plane !) and it has hit me like a lead balloon
After all the anguish anxiety and trauma of the will we or wont we get the visa The reality has hit me and i am scared
We told family yesterday that we are going which was really hard as Stuart s dad only died 6 weeks ago
And now it is real
I feel tearful excited and scared all at the same time
Suddenly after feeling so in control i feel completly gone to collywobbles
Dont know where we will live
Dont know if we will get jobs
House not even on the market yet etc etc etc
But through it all I keep thinking if we miss this opportunity we could regret it for the rest of our lives
So please those settled and there is this a phase ???
tearful and tired (rotton day at work hasnt helped !!)
After all the anguish anxiety and trauma of the will we or wont we get the visa The reality has hit me and i am scared
We told family yesterday that we are going which was really hard as Stuart s dad only died 6 weeks ago
And now it is real
I feel tearful excited and scared all at the same time
Suddenly after feeling so in control i feel completly gone to collywobbles
Dont know where we will live
Dont know if we will get jobs
House not even on the market yet etc etc etc
But through it all I keep thinking if we miss this opportunity we could regret it for the rest of our lives
So please those settled and there is this a phase ???
tearful and tired (rotton day at work hasnt helped !!)
We're off next month and I'm excited and frightened at the same time :scared:
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Hi guys,
Yep its perfectly natural, I lost count of the number of deep and meaningful conversations we had on the sofa discusing shall we, shan't we after we got the visa and now look at us ? Best thing we ever did.
The family goodbyes aren't too bad but the hosue sale, what a nightmare.....
Good luck
Warren
Yep its perfectly natural, I lost count of the number of deep and meaningful conversations we had on the sofa discusing shall we, shan't we after we got the visa and now look at us ? Best thing we ever did.
The family goodbyes aren't too bad but the hosue sale, what a nightmare.....
Good luck
Warren